earthmoving machinery

Introduces the construction machine, the digger.

Contains illustrations, photographs, specifications, and descriptions of thirteen construction machines, including the Robbins Tunnel-Boring Machine, bulldozers, loaders, pavers, trucks, and others.

Gives information about this machine by listing its working parts, describing its cab, and explaining how it is used throughout the world and how it is constructed.

Describes and illustrates the parts and jobs of several kinds of construction vehicles, such as backhoes, front-end loaders, diggers, and bulldozers.

Takes a close-up look at many different trucks, including a dump truck, a forklift, and a bulldozer. Photographs and text reveal how these vehicles work and what they do.

Detailed drawings and brief text document the shape and function of such heavy machinery as compactors, excavators, graders, crawlers, and cranes.

Introduces, in brief text and illustrations, the characteristics and functions of various types of machines used for excavation and moving material such as soil, rock, or dirt.

A photographic introduction to diggers, discussing what they are and how they are used, identifying the different parts of a digger, looking at different types of diggers, and explaining why they are important.

Presents a children's book for early readers that describes the different kinds of trucks and big machines found at a construction site.

Describes the parts of a large earthmover, how they operate, and the work they do.